B727 crew had track deviation in mpzl airspace.

Attributes
ACN	449730
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : duxum
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mkjk.artcc artcc : mpzl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	449730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	449855
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Airway deviation. While in kingston center airspace, I disconnected the autoplt from the navigation mode in order to deviate around some WX. After completing the deviation, I neglected to re-engage the navigation mode of the autoplt. We discovered the omission when making the position report abeam duxun to kingston center. We were correcting back on course when panama control reported us in radar contact east of course. We explained to control that we were through deviating for WX and correcting back to course. Control then cleared us direct to marma and nothing else was said. Time over marma was on schedule.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN MPZL AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AIRWAY DEV. WHILE IN KINGSTON CTR AIRSPACE, I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT FROM THE NAV MODE IN ORDER TO DEVIATE AROUND SOME WX. AFTER COMPLETING THE DEV, I NEGLECTED TO RE-ENGAGE THE NAV MODE OF THE AUTOPLT. WE DISCOVERED THE OMISSION WHEN MAKING THE POS RPT ABEAM DUXUN TO KINGSTON CTR. WE WERE CORRECTING BACK ON COURSE WHEN PANAMA CTL RPTED US IN RADAR CONTACT E OF COURSE. WE EXPLAINED TO CTL THAT WE WERE THROUGH DEVIATING FOR WX AND CORRECTING BACK TO COURSE. CTL THEN CLRED US DIRECT TO MARMA AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. TIME OVER MARMA WAS ON SCHEDULE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.